Granting the Superintendent of Public Instruction Authority to Approve the Issuance of Certain Licensure Requests on Behalf of the Board of Education

Resolution Number 2005-5
February 23, 2005

The Board of Education grants the Superintendent of Public Instruction Authority to Approve the Issuance of Certain Licensure Requests on Behalf of the Board of Education by adopting the following resolution:

Resolution of the Board of Education to Grant the Superintendent of Public Instruction Authority to Approve the Issuance of Certain Licensure Requests on Behalf of the Board of Education

WHEREAS , Section 22.1-298 of the Code of Virginia grants the Board of Education the authority to prescribe the requirements for the licensure of teachers; and

WHEREAS , the Board of Education approves the Regulations Governing the Licensure of Instructional Personnel; and

WHEREAS , the Regulations Governing the Licensure of Instructional Personnel stipulate that the Board of Education may deny a teaching license for the following reasons: 1. Attempting to obtain such license by fraudulent means or through misrepresentation of material facts; 2. Falsification of records or documents;

3. Conviction of any felony; 4. Conviction of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; 5. Conduct, such as immorality, or personal condition detrimental to the health, welfare, discipline, or morale of students or to the best interest of the public schools of the Commonwealth of Virginia; 6. Revocation of the license by another state; or 7. Other good and just cause of a similar nature; and

WHEREAS , individuals who have been convicted of misdemeanors involving drugs or children must have their cases reviewed to determine if it is in the best interest of the individual and the public schools of the commonwealth to issue the license;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education grants the State Superintendent of Public Instruction the authority to approve the issuance of licenses for individuals who have misdemeanor convictions involving drugs where, based on a review of the record of an applicant, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction finds that issuance of a license to such applicant is appropriate under the circumstances and that the applicant is otherwise qualified. No individual would be denied a license without a hearing by the Board of Education as required in Section 8 VAC 20-21-720 of

the Regulations Governing the Licensure of Instructional Personnel.

Thomas M. Jackson, Jr., President
Board of Education

Adopted in the Minutes of the Virginia Board of Education
February 23, 2005